How to Add a Frog to a Fish Tank

Although your fish tank was made for fish, adding other species can make the environment more interesting. Among the animals that you can add to your tank are frogs. With their hands and feet, the addition of these creatures can make for some fascinating interactions.

Instructions

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      Buy African Clawed Frogs and add them to your fresh water fish tanks. These frogs grow up to 5 inches so be sure you have a large enough tank to hold them. If your tank includes small fish, be aware that these frogs may eat them.

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      Acquire African Dwarf Frogs. These frogs are the best for a small fish tank. They require some of the care that the clawed frogs need, but they usually don't eat smaller fish, and they only grow to an inch and a half.
      African Dwarf Frogs prefer the temperature to be above 70 degrees and they do need oxygen. Put mild aeration and filtration in place before adding them to your tank.

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      Watch the antics of your frogs. Fish just swim and they may play tag or follow the leader with the other fish, but frogs hop around and are a riot when they actually try to swim. Watching them try to get to the top of the water where they like to float can be amusing.

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      Feed your frogs the same food as the fish you have in your tank. Many experts say that frogs should have live or frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp and daphnia. However, they can live on fish food flakes. Algae wafers and shrimp pellets are another nice treat for them.